Presto

April 23, 1927.
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PRESTO-TIMES
WHERE DOUBTS^ARE DISPELLED
Under This Head Presto=Times Answers Questions Pertaining to Pianos, or
Other Subjects of Direct Interest to the Trade and Musical Public
Inquiries must bear the signature and address of
writer in order to receive attention. Answers thought
to be of general trade interest will be published. If an
answer is not of general interest it will be mailed pro-
vided stamp is inclosed.
you the addresses of such as you may want, without
an explicit understanding of your needs. However,
among the old-established manufacturers of organs in
Germany, including both reed and pipe, are the fol-
lowing:
M. Leonhardt & Co., Sebastian Bach St., Leipzig;
M. Hofberg, Leipzig-W. 31,-Klingenstrabe 20; Gustav
WANTS REPAIR MATERIALS.
Liebig, Zeitz, Pr. Sachsen; Oswald Anders, 23
Editor Presto-Times: I am greatly interested to Ohlauer street, Oels; C. Behler & Co.. Waldenmaier,
buy materials to repair pianos, automatic and electric 9. Tulbeakstr., Munchen; Franz Breil, 18 Alleestr.,
pianos, as my father has a repairing shop at Medel- Dorsten; Karl Stock, Leipzig-Gohlis.
lin. I shall appreciate if you will send catalogs,
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samples, prices, terms of payment, etc., so that I may
FOUR-MANUAL ORGANS.
become thoroughly acquainted with products and
Editor Presto-Times: Can you please let me know
terms.
where I could purchase a four-manual reed organ?
In case interested in establishing connections with
I was advised to write to you by the information
us, send catalogs, samples and prices, to the above bureau of The Passaic Daily Herald.
address.
Grantwood, N. J.
GEO. E. MEAKVIN.
If prices and terms are satisfactory we shall make
We believe that you can find just the instrument
a trial order a.nd in case the results are satisfactory
seem to want by addressing the Estey Organ
1 expect to make frequent orders for amounts of con- you
Co., Brattleboro, Vt. That industry makes a spe-
sideration. We will send you draft for first order.
cialty of such instruments as you describe. Another
Bogota, Columbo.
LOUIS RINCONO.
industry which is now producing find reed organs,
The principal sources of piano industry supplies is though not a four-manual instrument, is the A. L.
the house of Hammacher, Schlemmer & Co., 4th ave- White Mfg. Co., 215 Englewood avenue, Chicago.
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nue and 13th street, New York. In specialties such
TENNIS PAPERS.
as piano felts a fine house also is that of Philip
Oetting & Son, Inc., 213 East 19th street, New York.
Editor Presto-Times: Ihre Addresse entnahm ich
The little book, "Presto Trade Lists No. 3" is a good
dem
"Musique-Address-Universal,"' und frage ich hier-
directory and guide to the music industries and sup-
mit an, ob Sie in der Lage sind, mir eine "Tennis-
plies.
Zeitschrift" Ihres Landes zu emfehlen. Ich mochte
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eine solche Zeitschrift abonnieren. Falls Sie mir dies
ELLSWORTH PLAYER.
Editor Presto-Times: We have been advised to. besorgen konnen. so bitte ich Sie um Zusendung eines
write you about our Ellsworth playerpiano which is Probeheftes und um Mitteilung des Abonnement-
out of commission. The motor does not turn the Preises.
Schoneck, Saxony.
G. A. PETZOLD.
rolls. Now we want to know where to send to get a
new one or have the one we have repaired. If you
Answering your request for tennis publications, we
can tell us where this player is manufactured will believe that the best and most complete, devoted to
that line of sport, is the American Lawn Tennis, 461
thank you.
Eighth avenue, New York, N. Y. That paper is pub-
Modeltown, N. Y.
W. L. KIDDER.
lished fifteen times a year, there being two editions
The instrument is one which is ordinarily termed a in July, August and September, and one in each of
"stencil"; consequently, it is not easy to trace it back the other months.
to 'the factory or maker. However, such being the
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case, the action or playing apparatus must be of a
PIANO CONSTRUCTION.
kind in common use and without doubt the part
Editor Presto-Times: Where can I get some good
which you want replaced may be had by applying to
up-to-date book on piano construction, and repair
any good rebuilding or repair establishment.
We suggest that the Piano Repair Shop, 339 South work. I am trying to learn to' sell pianos, and want
Wabash avenue, Chicago, may be able to supply what to know the goods.
you need, but we suggest the better way for you
Springfield, 111.
OSCAR NEIL.
would be to refer the instrument to any good piano
We suggest that about as good a work on that sub-
tuner or perhaps your local dealer may be able to
help you. Certainly there should be no trouble in ject as any is produced by the Edward Lyman Bill,
Inc., 383 Madison avenue, New York. It may also
replacing the chain of the motor if that is all that
pay you to address the Kohler Industries of New
is required.
York, the Baldwin Co. of Cincinnati, Ohio, the Gul-
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bransen Co. of Chicago, and the M. Schulz Co., Chi-
LOW-PRICED PHONOGRAPHS.
cago.
All of these concerns put forth booklets
Editor Presto-Times: We are interested in obtain- which contain valuable information to prospective
ing information with regard to a Console Type Pho- students of the piano from its practical point of view.
nograph that we could job at from $25.00 to $35.00
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a piece. If you know of such an article will you
"NORRIS" PIANO.
kindly send us descriptive matter and quote prices.
Editor Presto-Times: Kindly advise who the man-
New York City.
R. K. CARTER CO.
ufacturer is of the George P. Morris piano.
We do not know of many industries producing
Madison, Wis.
T. B. REDDINGTON.
talking machines at so low a price as you name. We
We have no knowledge of an instrument bearing
believe that the Chicago Phonograph Manufacturing
Co. of 5127 South State street, Chicago, will come that name. There is no industry of that kind, and
very near your requirements. The Fuehr & Stemmer we conclude that you have confused the instrument
Piano Co., 1932 Wentworth avenue, Chicago, has re- about which you ask with the Geo. B. Norris piano
cently introduced a low-priced talking machine as which is a well-established instrument manufactured
well as a piano case instrument which is very popu- by the Holland Piano Mfg. Co., of Minneapolis,
whose factory is at Menomonie, Wis. The main
lar.
office of the industry is at 333 Metropolitan Bank
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Bldg., Minneapolis, Minn. The Norris piano is a
MANY GERMAN ORGANS.
credible instrument and has a very good sale.
Editor Presto-Times: A church here wishes to
. purchase an organ to be sent to Syria. We have
WARNS TRADE-MARK OWNERS.
obtained prices and shipping costs on an American
In 1924 the director of the Bureau of Commerce
made organ which we feel they ought to accept.
However, they are of the opinion that an organ and Industry in the Philippine Islands, the office
could be bought in Germany and delivered with less charged w T ith the reesigtration of trade-marks, notified
trouble and probably at a less cost 'than to have it American concerns holding Philippine trade-mark
purchased here. As we know of no European makers registrations of the necessity of renewing them at
we are asking you to kindly furnish us with the the same time that the corresponding United States
registrations were renewed. The warning was given
names of such firms.
in anticipation of. the expiration of a number of
Rockford, 111.
A. G. OGREN MUSIC CO.
You do not say whether you want pipe organs or trade-marks registered in the United States Patent
reed organ manufacturers. There are so many man- Office in 1905, under the law that went into effect
ufacturers of both kinds in Germany—vastly more that year. Registrations under the act of 1905 endure
than in the United States—that it is not easy to give for twenty years.
A QUALITY PRODUCT
FOR OVER
QUARTER OFA CENTURY
POOLE
^BOSTON-
C. KURTZMANN & CO.'S
HELPS FOR DEALERS
New Series of Newspaper Displays Strongly
Suggestive of the Buying Desire Pro-
vided Free for Dealers.
"Arc you making 1927 your greatest year?" asks
C. Kurtzmann & Co., Buffalo, in the booklet of news-
paper ads for dealers just issued. "Is this newspaper
magnet drawing business to your door?" is the sug-
gestive question on the cover of the booklet. It is
presumed the ambitious dealer will ponder the ques-
tions and supply the answers by the course of action
recommended by C. Kurtzmann & Co.
Any dealer can find out who is doing the busi-
ness of his city by just opening his newspaper, the
booklet says, and adds: "Don't look in the news
columns, but look for the advertisements and you
will have the answer. Those advertisements tell you
where the public is spending its money. If you want
more business do more advertising. And do it now.
Don't wait for some magical date or mythical season."
This suggestion follows: "And why not plan a
regular advertising program, when you can have
such convincing advertising as the accompanying
series of Kurtzmanu ads merely for the asking."
Mats for the advertisements shown in the booklet
are provided free. The displays are made for a
one, twOj three and four column space and the
variety m design is big. All the ads are illustrated
with attractive cuts which show the piano as the
means for happiness in the home. Marginal line
drawings illustrate incidents in the construction of
the C. Kurtzmann piano. In every ad space is pro-
vided for the dealer's name and address.
CHARLES MILLER IS PRESIDENT.
Charles Miller was rcelected president of the Super-
intendents' Club of the New York Piano Manufac-
turers' Association at a meeting held at 34 West
Thirty-third street last week. Other officers elected
were Henry Barghane, vice-president; E. M. Ruel-
bach, secretary, and A. K. Gutsohn, treasurer. In
appreciation for his painstaking services as secretary,
thec lub presented Mr. Reulbach with a fine fishing
outfit.
FOR PENNSYLVANIA CONTEST.
May 10 and 11 are the dates set last week for the
second convention of the Pennsylvania Music Mer-
chants' Association, to be held at the Penn-Harris
Hotel, Harrisburg. Among activities for the pro-
motion of sales the association will consider a play-
ing contest that will cover the entire state. A. Z.
Moore, Lancaster, president, is enthusiastic in favor
of a contest of a state-wide character.
ALBERT MacELROY'S CHANGE.
One of the popular trade workers is Albert
MacElroy, long with the Vocalstyle Co., in Cincin-
nati, when that industry was going. Later Mr.
MacElroy went with the Straube Piano Co., at
Hammond, Ind., in the sales department. He has
resigned and will probably reenter the business in
some advertising capacity, for which his training
especially fits him.
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